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A new development in the north of Boulder, CO stands to be the first completely <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/07/geos-the-us-first-fossil-fuel-free-community/" target="_blank">net-zero neighborhood</a> in the US. Dubbed <a href="http://www.springleafboulder.com/" target="_blank">SpringLeaf Boulder</a>, the project aims to bring net-zero homes "to the masses" by streamlining green technologies and driving down costs. The twelve homes are designed for <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/15/kaplan-thompson-house-virginias-first-leed-platinum-home/" target="_blank">LEED Platinum</a> certification, will be fully powered by <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/10/16/germanys-solar-coated-surplushome-wins-solar-decathlon/" target="_blank">photovoltaic systems</a>, and are very close to shops and restaurants, creating a little eco-community within Boulder....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/first-net-zero-neighborhood-in-the-us-being-built-in-boulder/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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SpringLeaf Homes

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A new development in the north of Boulder, CO stands to be the first completely <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/07/geos-the-us-first-fossil-fuel-free-community/" target="_blank">net-zero neighborhood</a> in the US. Dubbed <a href="http://www.springleafboulder.com/" target="_blank">SpringLeaf Boulder</a>, the project aims to bring net-zero homes "to the masses" by streamlining green technologies and driving down costs. The twelve homes are designed for <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/15/kaplan-thompson-house-virginias-first-leed-platinum-home/" target="_blank">LEED Platinum</a> certification, will be fully powered by <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/10/16/germanys-solar-coated-surplushome-wins-solar-decathlon/" target="_blank">photovoltaic systems</a>, and are very close to shops and restaurants, creating a little eco-community within Boulder....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/first-net-zero-neighborhood-in-the-us-being-built-in-boulder/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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SpringLeaf Homes

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A new development in the north of Boulder, CO stands to be the first completely <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/07/geos-the-us-first-fossil-fuel-free-community/" target="_blank">net-zero neighborhood</a> in the US. Dubbed <a href="http://www.springleafboulder.com/" target="_blank">SpringLeaf Boulder</a>, the project aims to bring net-zero homes "to the masses" by streamlining green technologies and driving down costs. The twelve homes are designed for <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/15/kaplan-thompson-house-virginias-first-leed-platinum-home/" target="_blank">LEED Platinum</a> certification, will be fully powered by <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/10/16/germanys-solar-coated-surplushome-wins-solar-decathlon/" target="_blank">photovoltaic systems</a>, and are very close to shops and restaurants, creating a little eco-community within Boulder....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/first-net-zero-neighborhood-in-the-us-being-built-in-boulder/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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SpringLeaf Homes

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A new development in the north of Boulder, CO stands to be the first completely <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/07/geos-the-us-first-fossil-fuel-free-community/" target="_blank">net-zero neighborhood</a> in the US. Dubbed <a href="http://www.springleafboulder.com/" target="_blank">SpringLeaf Boulder</a>, the project aims to bring net-zero homes "to the masses" by streamlining green technologies and driving down costs. The twelve homes are designed for <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/15/kaplan-thompson-house-virginias-first-leed-platinum-home/" target="_blank">LEED Platinum</a> certification, will be fully powered by <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/10/16/germanys-solar-coated-surplushome-wins-solar-decathlon/" target="_blank">photovoltaic systems</a>, and are very close to shops and restaurants, creating a little eco-community within Boulder....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/first-net-zero-neighborhood-in-the-us-being-built-in-boulder/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Boulder Zero Energy Neighborhood

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A new development in the north of Boulder, CO stands to be the first completely <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/07/geos-the-us-first-fossil-fuel-free-community/" target="_blank">net-zero neighborhood</a> in the US. Dubbed <a href="http://www.springleafboulder.com/" target="_blank">SpringLeaf Boulder</a>, the project aims to bring net-zero homes "to the masses" by streamlining green technologies and driving down costs. The twelve homes are designed for <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/15/kaplan-thompson-house-virginias-first-leed-platinum-home/" target="_blank">LEED Platinum</a> certification, will be fully powered by <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/10/16/germanys-solar-coated-surplushome-wins-solar-decathlon/" target="_blank">photovoltaic systems</a>, and are very close to shops and restaurants, creating a little eco-community within Boulder....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/first-net-zero-neighborhood-in-the-us-being-built-in-boulder/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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A new development in the north of Boulder, CO stands to be the first completely net-zero neighborhood in the US. Dubbed SpringLeaf Boulder, the project aims to bring net-zero homes "to the masses" by streamlining green technologies and driving down costs. The twelve homes are designed for LEED Platinum certification, will be fully powered by photovoltaic systems, and are very close to shops and restaurants, creating a little eco-community within Boulder....